The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-27

times a week, WIN snort Nt~@loiH W an
hour er SO, when il was ia, and the bal
lance Of the time takin q recess, and If
thar il emnyth.nn that Wcrrlcs q states
man 10 deth it is that sort Of business.
mean them Of us that comes here 90 take
kecr Of our country and our constituents
and that amt f0Olin rouud fer p~oltlcle
perpusscs only. and aiut got time and
money 10 spar. We hay been here now
senee the fust Monday in the month. and
haint done n lick. and thar wont be moth
in done aforo the Crlsmas hollcrdays, and
we've GOT two weeks en- So then to rest dnd
rccnpcratc and commence al over acin TO
Git rcddv TO resume our ardions labcrs
after New Ycrcs.
faint my place, mehhc, to end fault
with any Of the pervisions Of ~theconstitu-
ton er the bi-laws, but ! went to raise my
voice in these colyums and asst the power
Of the press, the greatest on this carib, 10
help me in conviucin my fcllcr colleges in
legislation for the best interests Of this
CRATE and ~gloryious Repuhlick We al love
80 well that the first Monday in December
amt n0.t,me at an fer the opcnin Of con-
gress. In pubick sentiment Crismus IS a
bigger thing than congress, and we've got
10 reckonize it in q puhlick manner, not
withstandin il aiut % dircck result of our
republican institutions. ner j. IL "a ask
iupck cgsacly of DE Star Spangelod
Banner, but thar aint no use
knOckin the whole preface Of The
Congressional Record all 20 sticks by
layin our plans SOS 10 hav congress
git its start, jist when the new Crismus
goods is cittiH iB the store Windcrs and
the wimmcn and children air goin crazy,
and the stockins air eettin foar sizes bigger
than ushule. Nc street What we have
got TO do is to begin crlicr and eitthrough
quicker, and Inc agoin 10 pefpose a bill,
er a constitutional amendment or some
thin else, thatll do the work. pcryidin
that congress meets the first Monday in
October; then ef they want 80 change the
date Of elections in the various states lie
vote fer sech a bill, cf mine is passed, al
rite.
Is q pizon wind tho. that don't blow
no good. and while we air watin TO git
reddy Inc doia o land oise business
tendiR % he waRts Of my constituents.
IF thar is ennything the self sacrifisin
patriot loves. Sc is 60 help them as has
helped him. and as fer rs my cXpcrients
goes, tbar's nifty flew of them aiut pow
erful willin TO be helped. All Of Us states
men has Their full sheer of that kind Of
servis 10 ther country, and tho we may
cuss some in private, We are very smiAn
in publick. and will drop all holts, when
one Of our trusted lutenants comes on
10 Washington aud asts rs 10 help him
git a job.
One Of my frens, that done yoman ser
Wis fer me at my last election, in carryin
two presinks, come to town this week and
put mp with me fer three days, while j
showed my gratitude by takin him
round and interducin him He'samity good
teller, and no. hard to piecze, and when
he said a job that would pay him $50 a
day was good enough fer him, / felt re-
ieered, for | was sho1e that the republic /
cOuldent afford to be ungrateiul TO a pat
triot askin so little. So told him Ide
fix him rite off, and the next m0rin, |
went no TO see one Of cabinet min
listers.
Give got a low priced patriot in my /
deestrick - says /, that wants a pun at
Uncle Sam fer about $3.50 a day. Yure ]
my friend, and Ime yOdri, and hes mine,
and what you do fer him you DO fer me.
Between him and me its politics, but be
tween me and you its friendship, and |
asst the favor on them grounds intirely."
You see, Mr.. Edditer, a statesman got
TO be purity slick.
"Well, jedge," SAYS he tome, "if thar's
a man in this broad land OF freedom Ide
like to do a fayer fer is you; but you Will
have 20 excuse me from dom ennything
personal myself
thanked him after l found thar want
no use in %perswadin him, and went of to
see another secretary. lie referred me to
the assistant secretary, and he sent me 70
his checf clerk, and ne sent me 10 the cheef
OF division, and he sent me 20 four er five
he'd clerks, and finely, when / got done
with EN- all, | still had a unused patriot
on hands and no place to put him. The
day | hunted up another secretary
and run clean through his department,
and then took my man around and inter
duced him 90 seyerl Of my colleges il the
house and told him TO waite q day OF two,
and he's watin now.
Washinton is full OF watia patriots.
Some wants ofises that pays about twist
as mulch rs they ever made in Their lives
at home, and sOmc wants eunything they
kin git, 80 longs its a government job.
My mans this last kind, ana Ide do emmy
thing in the werld Ter him | could 10, but
he wants me to do sOmethin / cant do, and
I've got TO lode him full OF promises and
keep him in the national capital tell he
gets sick Of it and goes back home, cussin
the administrator and prazin me fer dom
my duty TO my constituents, but beiD
cramped 10y a narrer aud unwise policy
on the part Of the government, in its patri-
lrkle keer of its oan material and ligitamet
Children. d,
And this is only one case whar n states =
man has got TO step down from his high ,
and cr0pe ana gruYyel in the sab ,
Iuminary Affairs Of life. / hay had rs high !
rs five men at onct apoelin to me TO re- :
ward ther patriotism, and tother dag | ,
seen n United States senator, one Of the ,
ligni6dest positions in c%reatun, gcin into :
he government printin ohse with seven =
zen hungry constituents folierin at his !
heels. =
OF coarse we owe this duty to the people .
hat stands by rs and makes rs what we y
lir, and ! aint a-complainin; on the con q
rary, Inc glad It. in my power to scratch Z
he backs Of them that scratches my back; !,
nut | want the people in every deestrick l.
Il the land TO kno that by a law Of natural 7
md political phySicks two bodies cant \
The same space at the same time. :